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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to safety requirements for public swimming pools and other |
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artificial bodies of water. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 341, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0645 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 341.0645. POOL SAFETY. (a) An owner, manager, |
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operator, or other attendant in charge of a public swimming pool, |
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wading pool, baby pool, hot tub, in-ground spa, water park, spray |
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fountain, or other artificial body of water typically used for |
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recreational swimming, bathing, or play shall comply with pool |
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safety standards adopted under this section. |
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(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt by rule pool safety standards |
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necessary to prevent drowning. The standards must be at least as |
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stringent as those imposed under the federal Virginia Graeme Baker |
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Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. Section 8001 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |